tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post8087519157787492167..comments2023-11-21T13:48:03.338+13:00Comments on Tuesday Poem: Cloudmother by Siobhan HarveyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-18016817323103991652014-07-07T21:25:34.485+12:002014-07-07T21:25:34.485+12:00There is such bravery and strength and beauty in s...There is such bravery and strength and beauty in sharing an experience so intimate and yet so wide-reaching (touching so many!). All power to you, Siobhan, and many thanks for sharing, Helen :)Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14910047585037567891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-28601148920271302852014-07-03T10:02:17.755+12:002014-07-03T10:02:17.755+12:00Thank you Catherine and Helen. Yes the essay is a ...Thank you Catherine and Helen. Yes the essay is a wonderful read. I read it after Cloudboy the book as well and that felt very right.<br />And, as Helen describes, Cloudmother the poem is VERY POWERFUL. It has the ability to touch us all on the raw. Helen McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18429062682694815734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-62541914269137142432014-07-02T23:05:17.362+12:002014-07-02T23:05:17.362+12:00A very powerful and moving poem -- from a powerful...A very powerful and moving poem -- from a powerful and moving sequence. Kia kaha, Siobhan and HelenHelen Lowehttp://helenlowe.info/index.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-22269921797938999982014-07-02T21:44:57.531+12:002014-07-02T21:44:57.531+12:00It is a marvellous poem - I also appreciated the ...It is a marvellous poem - I also appreciated the link to the essay which is a great read, after finishing the poetry book.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08236329216260906624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-53432465798529726662014-07-02T08:33:30.411+12:002014-07-02T08:33:30.411+12:00Thank you for your comments Jennifer and Harvey. Y...Thank you for your comments Jennifer and Harvey. Yes it is a marvellous poem that does speak to us all. Even those who appear to deride us...<br />Witness the lines 'When Cloudmother escorts her son to class, everything<br />he is yet to bear and be pained by unfurls in her...'Helen McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18429062682694815734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-32144402019187396522014-07-01T19:01:56.962+12:002014-07-01T19:01:56.962+12:00A wonderful poem that speaks for me. All of this i...A wonderful poem that speaks for me. All of this is so familiar. Siobhan, thanks from all of us who know exactly where you are coming from: Cloudboy doesn't get to make the rules, or the labels.<br />Harvey Molloyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168420609485849643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-71897943479280462012014-07-01T02:44:49.569+12:002014-07-01T02:44:49.569+12:00marvellousmarvellousJennifer Comptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13254781317505540179noreply@blogger.com